Assessing India's Green Revolution
How Ecosystems Contribute to Human Well-being
Our Partnership
India's Green Revolution saw the country convert their agricultural system into an industrial one, primarily through the adoption of modern methods and technologies. DU's Paul C. Sutton, in collaboration with researchers from Texas A & M University and a variety of other academic partners, investigated the effects of the Green Revolution on the ecological processes that support human well-being and subsistence. We believe the research and ingenuity produced through collaborations like this are essential as we work to better protect the natural world around us.
About DU Research
We leverage cross-institutional collaboration to address some of today’s most pressing challenges, producing interdisciplinary solutions that influence policymakers to effectively serve the public good. From Stanford to UChicago to NYU, we’ve refined our collaborative process through years of mutually beneficial relationships with institutions nationwide to understand and address challenges like climate change, HIV and youth homelessness.
DU’s current research efforts have been featured in news outlets like The New York Times. They include…
- exploring the effects of felony disenfranchisement.
- employing lasers as the medium for quantum science.
- using theatre to heal and rehabilitate inmates.
About the Project
Paul Sutton
Paul Sutton is a professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment with the University of Denver's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. His research uses mapping technologies to explore issues of sustainability, ecological economics and population geography. Much of his research uses nighttime satellite imagery for mapping and measuring population distribution, economic activity, anthropogenic impact on the environment and urban sprawl. He also explores the mapping and valuation of ecosystem services.
Sutton serves on expert panels and working groups including the European Commission’s Human Planet Initiative, The Economics of Land Degradation Initiative and the UN’s Global Environmental Outlook (GEO 6) . He also works as an editor for several academic journals including Sustainability, Ecological Economics and Statistics and Expresion Economica Revista